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New admissions to the Bar

18 May 2022

Congratulations to LALIVE Geneva trainees Laurie Bordier, Alexandra Telychko, Sandrine Forni, Elisabeth Zoe Everson and Teymour Brander who passed the Geneva bar exam and in […]

LALIVE partner elected Vice-Bâtonnière

11 May 2022

Congratulations to LALIVE partner Sandrine Giroud who has been elected Vice-Bâtonnière of the Geneva Bar Association (Ordre des avocats de Genève “ODAGE”). Sandrine was first […]

Top Chambers Global 2022 results

24 February 2022

LALIVE is very pleased to be ranked again by Chambers Global 2022 in Band 1 for Arbitration Switzerland, Band 2 for Arbitration International Europe-wide and […]

Sam Moss and China Irwin appointed as officers of the IBA’s International Construction Projects Committee

11 January 2022

LALIVE is delighted to announce that LALIVE partner Sam Moss and Counsel China Irwin are appointed to the IBA’s International Construction Projects committee from January […]

Press Coverage: Simone Nadelhofer interviewed on the first conviction of a bank by the Federal Criminal Court in Switzerland

17 December 2021

The Zurich private bank Falcon was found guilty of qualified money laundering based on Article 102 Swiss Criminal Code. Why is the verdict important for […]

WWL ARBITRATION 2022: LALIVE AGAIN RANKED AS TOP GLOBAL ARBITRATION FIRM

16 December 2021

The 2022 Who’s Who Legal rankings confirm the firm’s position as a global leader in arbitration with 18 LALIVE lawyers recognised for their achievements in […]

LALIVE joins the UN Global Compact Initiative

29 September 2021

LALIVE is pleased to announce the firm has joined the United Nations Global Compact Initiative, a voluntary UN leadership platform for the development, implementation and […]

LALIVE partner Simone Nadelhofer quoted in Finews and Handelszeitung as two companies face federal criminal court for the first time in Switzerland

28 September 2021

For the first time in Switzerland, two companies are going to the criminal court for corporate wrong-doing: The Falcon Private Bank and Credit Suisse. LALIVE […]

London Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (VYAP) Executive Committee appointment

23 September 2021

LALIVE is delighted to announce that Associate Robert Denison is appointed to the Executive Committee for London Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (VYAP). London VYAP, part […]

ISO Standard 37000 – The First International Standard on Good Organizational Governance Published today

14 September 2021

The first international standard on good organizational governance, ISO 37000, was published today (14 September) by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This important standard […]

LALIVE adds partner disputes expertise in London with latest hire

1 September 2021

LALIVE is delighted to announce the appointment of Genevieve Poirier as a partner based in our London office, LALIVE (London) LLP. Genevieve, an arbitration specialist, […]

How in-house legal counsel manage arbitration disputes

22 July 2021

Read Jus Mundi’s July 2021 report: “How to Manage Arbitration Disputes In-House”, featuring LALIVE Associate Baptiste Rigaudeau’s external counsel perspective on the topic. The report […]

WINNER OF THE PIERRE LALIVE AND JOHN HENRY MERRYMAN FELLOWSHIP

21 July 2021

LALIVE is delighted to announce that Tamás Szabados is awarded the 2021 Pierre Lalive and John Henry Merryman Fellowship in Art and Cultural Heritage Law, […]

Hot Topics in International Arbitration

20 July 2021

LALIVE Associate, Simon Bianchi, was a speaker at ELSA Switzerland’s first-ever Webinar Academy on Arbitration this 17-18 July 2021. Simon’s workshop on “Hot Topics in […]

ICC Court re-appointment for LALIVE

12 July 2021

Congratulations to LALIVE partner Domitille Baizeau who has been re-elected as a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration for another three-year term, by […]

LALIVE tops table on ratio of women partners at leading Swiss law firms

6 July 2021

LALIVE continues to lead the way in Switzerland with its high female partner count. See Reports Legal: Swiss Report July 2021 ‘Where are all the […]

GAR Awards 2021: LALIVE again ranked in the top 30 in arbitration

2 July 2021

We are proud of LALIVE’s renewed ranking among the world’s top 30 arbitration firms, as revealed yesterday by Global Arbitration Review – GAR. LALIVE is […]

Lalive partner Catherine Anne Kunz and fellow founders won the GAR Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge Award 2021

2 July 2021

We are delighted LALIVE Partner Catherine Anne Kunz and fellow founders have won the GAR Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge award, for the launch of […]

LALIVE PARTNER SIMONE NADELHOFER RANKED AMONG THE 100 WOMEN IN INVESTIGATIONS 2021 BY GIR

18 May 2021

LALIVE is delighted that Partner Simone Nadelhofer is ranked among the 100 Women in Investigations 2021 by Global Investigations Review. The list is compiled from […]

LALIVE Partner, Nicolas Ollivier, discussed the contemplated UK-Swiss bilateral agreement on financial services at the BIICL webinar on Swiss-UK Bilateral Relations outside EU Membership – alongside keynote speaker, his Excellency Mr. Alexandre Fasel, Ambassador of Switzerland to the United Kingdom.

30 April 2021

Brexit has led to a new triangle of legal relations in Europe outside of EU membership: UK-EU; Swiss-EU; and UK-Swiss. The United Kingdom left the […]